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FILE – In this Jan. 1, 2018, file photo, different types of marijuana are displayed at Harborside marijuana dispensary in Oakland, Calif. An Oklahoma advocacy group for medical marijuana patients unveiled a model bill over the weekend. (AP Photo/Mathew Sumner, File) Oklahoma City — An advocacy group for patients who want to use medical marijuana […]

Two medical marijuana dispensaries are opening new locations in South Florida: Curaleaf at 148 N. Federal Highway, Deerfield Beach; and Trulieve at 9600 SW 77th Ave., Miami. More marijuana dispensaries are opening in South Florida as the state’s medical marijuana registry grows. More cities are approving locations, and additional dispensary operations are entering the state. […]

FILE – In this July 12, 2018 file photo, head grower Mark Vlahos tends to cannabis plants at Sira Naturals medical marijuana cultivation facility, in Milford, Mass. Missouri voters will soon get a chance to weigh in on proposals to increase the state’s minimum wage, legalize medical marijuana and change redistricting. Those are among initiatives […]

Louisiana’s first medical marijuana crop will take longer than expected to reach patients. GB Sciences, the marijuana grower for the LSU AgCenter, had hoped to provide product to Louisiana’s nine licensed medical marijuana pharmacies by September. But the company tells The News-Star the earliest harvest likely will be in November. John Davis, GB Sciences president, […]

Michigan residents would have access to generous amounts of recreational marijuana compared to most other states where it has been legalized, should voters pass a ballot initiative Nov. 6. “Michigan would be on par with Maine,” said Mason Tvert, spokesman for the national Marijuana Policy Project. What’s proposed in Michigan: people 21 and over could […]

Gardiner officials are scheduled to consider on Wednesday whether to enact a temporary ban on allowing additional medical marijuana caregiver shops in the city. “These places are springing up, and we’re trying to get a handle on the best way to regulate them,” Gardiner Mayor Thom Harnett said Monday. “This is an emergency proposal that’s […]

A state board has approved 16 medical marijuana licenses. Licenses have been approved at all stages of the medical marijuana system– from dispensaries to testing labs. But there’s been some concern about having enough pot shops open for patients. Starting September 15th, any dispensary that doesn’t have a license will have to close. David Harns […]

YUKON, Okla. — Yukon resident Brad Beaty is looking forward to getting his medical marijuana license. “I wouldn’t have to take the pharmaceuticals anymore,” he said. But if the Yukon City Council passes a proposal, it might make it more difficult for Beaty to get medical marijuana in town. Under Oklahoma law, medical marijuana dispensaries […]

ST. GEORGE, Utah — They’re active members of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints, born and raised in Utah, but the Cromar family says they have no choice but to move to Colorado so their epileptic son can get access to medical marijuana. Holden Cromar is 11-years-old and has been suffering from […]

WINSLOW — The Town Council on Monday evening voted unanimously, 7-0, to enact a 90-day moratorium on granting permits for medical marijuana retail stores, testing and manufacturing facilities until the town can come up with municipal zoning regulations for the industry. The moratorium was a reaction to legislation passed by the Maine Legislature in June […]

New Jersey lawmakers are closer than ever to making marijuana legal, and one top legislator said a vote could come this fall. Senate President Stephen Sweeney told NJBIZ that a vote on legalizing marijuana could take place within the next month and be approved in the state Legislature by the end of September. “We’re getting […]

TORONTO (Reuters) – Ontario’s newly elected conservative government said on Monday it will delay the start date of recreational marijuana sales in the province and will allow private retailers to sell cannabis rather than government-run stores. Ontario will allow private retailers to sell recreational marijuana starting on April 1, officials from the province’s Progressive Conservative […]